Key benchmark indices are trading firm in early trade on buying demand in index pivotals. At 9:18 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 128.55 points or 0.24% at 52,965.76. The Nifty 50 index was up 36.40 points or 0.23% at 15,860.45. Asian stocks are trading mixed. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.59%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.64%. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, is strong. On the BSE, 1738 shares rose and 504 shares fell. A total of 70 shares were unchanged. Stocks in news: Wipro rose 0.74%. Wipro launched FieldX, a cloud-based end-to-end digital service lifecycle automation solution built on ServiceNow's Now Platform. Using FieldX, manufacturing organizations can enhance and scale-up their after-sales customer service operations while reducing costs.